Bougainville Mining Bill 2014 puts ABG and Rio Tinto firmly in control
The legislation is again a blue print for large-scale foreign-owned mining across the island, previously devastated by a civil war sparked by Rio Tinto’s operations at Panguna….
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Panguna Mothers Reject Rio Tinto's subsidiary and mine in Bougainville
The Meekamui Women of Panguna find it ridiculous to hear that the Bougainville Women in Mining are supporting the reopening of Panguna Mine when they themselves are ignorant of the…
Panguna Mothers Reject Rio Tinto’s subsidiary and mine in Bougainville
The Meekamui Women of Panguna find it ridiculous to hear that the Bougainville Women in Mining are supporting the reopening of Panguna Mine when they themselves are ignorant of the…
Bougainville musician talks about mining, independence and the war
There are moves afoot to re-open the Rio Tinto-owned Panguna copper mine and many people on Bougainville believe it is the only way Bougainville will get to the economic self-sufficiency…